Experts see bad, but not disastrous, flu season ahead
Jun 25, 2009 |
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Pandemic. The word alone evokes images of societal chaos. But is that what we're really in for this fall, when the world faces its first official pandemic flu season since 1968?
Judge finds Dell Inc. in contempt
Jun 25, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A state court judge has found Dell Inc. in contempt of court for what the plaintiffs have alleged to be piecemeal production of documents in a civil lawsuit over the New Orleans crime camera system.
Virus filters for medical diagnosis
Jun 25, 2009 |
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In biomedicine and biotechnology the smallest, complex, compound sample quantities must be reliably processed. Microsystems with new mechanisms of action for pumping, filtering and separating will manage this ...
Study finds voice box can be preserved, even with the largest cancers
Jun 25, 2009 |
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Some patients with large tumors on their larynx can preserve their speech by opting for chemotherapy and radiation over surgery to remove the voice box.
Research: Improving treatment of patients with heart attack
Jun 25, 2009 |
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When faced with patients suffering a heart attack, doctors have two choices: inject them with medication to dissolve the blood clot (fibrinolytic therapy) or insert a small balloon to open the blocked artery (primary percutaneous ...
Health care outcome boost needs better studies
Jun 25, 2009 |
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Evidence suggests that outcomes in many clinical settings leave a lot to be desired, which means that research into quality improvement (QI) in clinical care has the potential to greatly improve the lot of patients. Now a ...
Glucose challenge test is accurate and economical for diabetes and prediabetes screening
Jun 25, 2009 |
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A test commonly used to help identify women with diabetes during pregnancy may be an accurate, convenient and inexpensive way to screen the general population for unrecognized diabetes and prediabetes, according to Emory ...
Cells use import machinery to export their goods as well
Jun 25, 2009 |
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Research suggests a new level of regulation for cellular export process by molecules previously assumed to be dedicated to import activities.
'Neurologger' reads bird brains in flight
Jun 25, 2009 |
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Using a "neurologger" specially designed to record the brain activity of pigeons in flight, researchers reporting online on June 25th in Current Biology, a Cell Press publication, have gained new insight into what goes t ...
Engineering autism: Mice with extra chromosome region show many autistic signs
Jun 25, 2009 |
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Mice who inherit a particular chromosomal duplication from their fathers show many behaviors associated with human autism, researchers report in the June 26th issue of the journal Cell, a Cell Press Publication. The duplic ...
Swedish court rules out Pirate Bay retrial
Jun 25, 2009 |
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A Swedish court on Thursday rejected calls for a retrial of four men found guilty of promoting copyright infringement by running filesharing site The Pirate Bay, saying the trial judge was not biased.
Will individuals with Alzheimer's disease benefit from cataract surgery?
Jun 25, 2009 |
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A multi-institutional team of researchers, led by the Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences at Case Western Reserve University, will begin a five-year, $2.9 million National Institutes of Health-funded study. They will ...
Pigs' connective tissue cells converted into stem cells (w/ Podcast)
Jun 25, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- For years, proponents have touted the benefits of embryonic stem cell research, but the potential therapies still face hurdles. Side effects such as tumor development, a lack of an effective ...
CPAP treatment linked to lower mortality in stroke patients with OSA
Jun 25, 2009 |
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Stroke patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) who undergo treatment with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) following their stroke may substantially reduce their risk of death, according to Spanish research to ...
Partner issues significantly influence women's sexual activity in later years, study shows
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jun 25, 2009 |
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As a woman gets older, physical problems are less likely to influence whether she is sexually active than her partner's health or interest in sex, according to a new study by researchers at the University of California, San ...
